ZIP 56534 recorded 7 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 42 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Otter Tail County, MN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
42 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 14 | |
| 2025 | 7 |
May peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 56534 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 9 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 5 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 5 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 5 | 11.9% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 9.5% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 56534 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 4 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 5.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 56534 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 10310% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,500 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 42 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.